Gull Surname

6,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Gull Surname Definition:

(Celtic) a nickname from the bird; Sim­pleton [the name of the bird (Middle English gul) is usually derived from the Celtic; but as to gull, a simpleton, cp. Dutch gul, open, frank, kind (the gull is not a stupid bird] (Scandinavian) 1 = Gold, q.

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Gull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan77,4951:2,305303
United States1,5151:239,24722,888
England7991:69,7358,044
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
India7111:1,078,85444,563
United Arab Emirates3421:26,7902,983
Switzerland3151:26,0734,056
Canada2651:139,04014,308
Sweden1821:54,1034,182
Australia1571:171,94717,598
Papua New Guinea1541:52,9466,689
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Liberia931:47,4044,264
Finland761:72,3258,016
Venezuela751:402,7218,293
Austria701:121,64916,953
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
France421:1,581,493147,826
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Norway101:514,22941,629
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3091:78,8858,522
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

The alternate forms: Güll (390) are calculated separately.

Gull (62,488) may also be a first name.

Gull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) a nickname from the bird; Sim­pleton [the name of the bird (Middle English gul) is usually derived from the Celtic; but as to gull, a simpleton, cp. Dutch gul, open, frank, kind (the gull is not a stupid bird] (Scandinavian) 1 = Gold, q.v. [Old Norse gull, gold: cp. Dano-Norwegian and Swedish gul, yellow] 2 a diminutive of the Scandinavian Gull- names; but specifically used in Norway (Stöylen, p. 33) as a pet form of Gudolv or Gudolf=‘War- Wolf.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Is susceptible of various interpretations, as: 1.The bird; 2. A dupe or fool, very common in the old dramatists, and still in use; 3. One of the numerous modifications of Guillaume, William; 4. See Guille.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Petrus Goles, Normandy 1198, Gervasius Gouel 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Laurence, Richard, Matilda Gule, England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). Hence the baronets Gull.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Goll; from the German, Giihl; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Gull: I doubt if it ever were a sign. The surname is from Goelo, a district in Brittany whence followers came who attended William the Conqueror. The name is also found as Gully.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Gull Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gull Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gull (Hindi: गुल, Russian: Гулль) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Güll. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gull? popularity and diffusion

Gull is the 6,765th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 87,071 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Gull live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gull is also the 15,337th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 62,488 people.

The last name Gull is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 77,495 people, or 1 in 2,305. In Pakistan Gull is mostly concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 62 percent live, Punjab, where 19 percent live and Sindh, where 10 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Gull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gull has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gull last name grew 735 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gull Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gull last name are 22.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gull earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.96% less than the national average, earning 204,327 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.91% more than the national average, earning R 296,844 per year; in United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güll92390/
Gulle893,761/
Gaull89328/
Ghull89144/
Gullì89134/
Gullå8914/
Goull896/
Guull893/
Gulll892/
Ngull891/
Gutll891/
Kgull891/
Gullh891/
Guëll891/
Ggull891/
Gullt891/
Gul861,714,411/
Ull861,528/
Goulle8099/
Gaulle8059/
Ghulle8056/
Gutell8023/
Guutll804/
Gutill801/
Ghoull801/
Gulltt801/
Gusell800/
Goulld800/
Hull7583,688/
Gule7514,680/
Gaul7514,580/
Goll759,237/
Guhl755,541/
Aull751,967/
Ulle751,195/
Guld75976/
Goul75743/
Guul75647/
Ghul75563/
Eull75542/
Ullh75397/
Gulh75176/
Gult75145/
Uhll7598/
Gutl7581/
Ngul7579/
Gulì7545/
Gulp7518/
Gusl7510/
Ggul755/
Hgul752/
Uyll751/
Usll751/
Gujl751/
Góll751/
Ullt751/
Ulld751/
Kgul751/
Oull750/
Ulhl750/
Gueulle73229/
Goutell7354/
Guttell7335/
Guggill7311/
Gullová739/
Gullova736/
Gussell732/
Gudtell732/
Guttill731/
Gulldtt731/
Guchell731/
Gould6797,489/
Ghule6763,138/
Ghoul6721,875/
Ul679,942/
Goule673,556/
Gauld673,260/
Hulle671,999/
Gaule671,673/
Gutel67323/
Gusel67280/
Ngoul67194/
Oulle67102/
Goell6796/
Gohul6768/
Gauhl6765/
Ngaul6758/
Utell6749/
Ggule6746/
Gaulė6742/
Houll6739/
Ghaul6738/
Gugli6732/
Gusül6726/
Gahul6722/
Haull6720/
Auhll6720/
Gholl6719/
Gutil6718/
Usell6717/
Gulhe6714/
Gouhl6712/
Gucel6711/
Uille6711/
Gaulp678/
Ahull678/
Aullh678/
Usill677/
D'ull677/
Huill676/
Ghuyl676/
Gulhh675/
Ghusl675/
Guutl674/
Gusle674/
Gusil674/
Guşel674/
Gooll673/
Nggul673/
Gouël673/
Eulle672/
Ullhs672/
Aulle672/
Goulp672/
Hullt671/
Eullh671/
Gaulh671/
Ghult671/
Gujjl671/
Uijll671/
Uhlle671/
Ullhe671/
Ullhd671/
Guldt671/
Ulllh671/
Ulldh671/
Hngul671/
Hulll670/
Heull670/
Gausl670/
Gulph670/

Gull Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gull in the Hindi language
गुलgula44.44
गुल्लgulla33.33
गुल्लोgullo11.11
गुल्ल्ाgulla11.11
Gull in the Russian language
Гулльgull-

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